Anubis/Pixie Paradise Thursday EOTD

Todays EOTD is a purple one using various brands of pigment. I have come to love purple shades lately, and that goes for both eye shadows and nail polishes ;)


Shade descriptions:

Anubis - Deep purple hue with noticeable red violet and golden undertones
Pixie Paradise - Sheer shimmering lilac with subtle traces of turquoise and lime
Grape - Deep purple shone with small pearl particle
Ice - Icy white shimmer


Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Cory Cosmetics Anubis - all over eyelid up to brow bone
The She Space Pixie Paradise - inner part of lid, blended over crease and close to tear duct
MAC Grape Pigment - outer V, crease and lower lash line
Ben Nye Ice Pigment - on brow bone
Maybelline Colossal Mascara in black

Face:
Earthen Glow Minerals Cover Me Foundation in Namina
Earthen Glow Minerals Finishing Powder in Lightly Tinted

Cheeks:
Cory blush in Mockery

Lips:
NYX Lip Liner in Candlelight
Nouba Lipgloss #9














I could have done much better with the blending today, so I'm not entirely happy with this look.









Today I also put in an extension in my hair; just to jazz it up a little... So simple, and only takes a minute - which is a great thing ;) Just a few pins to fasten it around your own hair, and you're ready to go! Here are a few pics...

Thanks for visiting; bye for now :)

Bronze-y Tuesday EOTD

Good day everyone! I hope your week has started out well ;)
Mine has; it's warm and sunny, and therefore I'm doing my best not to spend too much time on the Internet right now, hence not very many post these last days ;)
It's wonderful to be able to spend most of the days in the garden with the little one and the dogs, now when the weather finally allows for it ;)

So today I did a bronzey look using Dreamworld Minerals and Cory Cosmetics for the eyes...

Shade descriptions:

* Goll - Deep dark brown with copper
* Antarctica - sweet cream at first glance, but has a very light green iridescence. Or is that blue...?
* Jasper - darkened mid brown shade with muted bronze and red undertones
* Rift - sparkly mid bronze and copper color with lime undertones

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Dreamworld Minerals Goll - all over eyelid up to brow bone
Dreamworld Minerals Antarctica - inner part of lid, on brow bone and close to tear duct
Cory Cosmetics Rift - outer v and crease
Cory Cosmetics Jasper - lower lash line
MAC Fluidline in Nightfish - upper lash line
Maybelline Colossal Mascara in black


Face:
Earthen Glow Minerals Cover Me Foundation in Paris
Dreamworld Minerals Ghostly Glo Illuminating Glow Powder

Cheeks:
Earthen Glow Minerals Peaches Copper blush
Earthen Glow Minerals Bronzing Powder in Early Summer

Lips:
NYX Slim Lipliner in Nectar
NYX Black Label Lipstick in Summer Love
NYX Lipgloss with Megashine in Frosteed Beige (it's not a typo; it actually says "frosteed" on the label....

For some reason which I can't think of, I totally forgot to include Jasper in the pics; sorry...

I'm actually quite happy with how this look turned out; I adore Dreamworld and Cory; their pigments are so pigmented and easy to work with, big thumbs up ;) (sound like an advertiser, I swear I'm not :))

So; what's your take on this look?

That's all for now; take care & I hope to see you soon ;)

xoxo

Easter Monday EOTD

So, Easter is almost over, for me personally it's been a good one; lots of get togethers with friends and family, and warm and sunny weather :) I hope you've had a good one too!

I decided on a smokey look today; we are going to my Mom's for an Easter Monday barbecue later this evening. I love barbecue :)


Shade descriptions:

• Mirror Dust - A deep, dark high-shimmer silvery taupe that looks brown or silvery-grey, depending on how you're looking at it.
• Bedazzled - Bedazzled is a gorgeous creamy color laced with gold, giving the appearance of fine riches.
• Lumeria - A mixture of orange, gold, and pink create a color that is one to have...
  
  
  Eyes:
  Urban Decay Primer Potion
  Dreamworld Minerals Mirror Dust - all over eyelid up to brow bone and outer 2/3 of lower lash line
  Dreamworld Minerals Bedazzled - on browbone and close to tear duct
  Dreamworld Minerals Lumeria - inner 1/3 of lid and inner 1/3 of lower lash line
  Barry M Fine Dazzle Dust #11 - outer v and crease
  Barry M Fine Glitter Dust #21 - wet lined on upper lash line
  Maybelline Colossal Mascara in black
  
  Face:
  Earthen Glow Minerals Cover Me Foundation in Paris
  MAD Minerals Satin Glow Powder
  
  Cheeks:
  Cory Cosmetics Blush in Mango
  MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Shimpagne - highlight on top of cheek bones
  
  Lips:
  NYX Slim Lipliner in Nectar
  NYX Black Label Lipstick in Satin
  

Do you like this look?

What are your plans for today?

Talk to you soon :)

xoxo

Purple/Blue/Grey Tuesday EOTD

Hello there!
Hope your day is going well ;)
Today I did a shimmery blue/purple/grey EOTD using my new The She Space pigments (I'll do a separate post for that haul shortly ;))
I really like The She Space! Such an extensive array of colors, always new exciting products and collections coming out, reasonably priced AND awesome customer service :)

Shade descriptions:

• Euphoric Madness - Icy electric lavender blue (permanent shade)
• Take a You Day - Rich purple wine shimmer ("Storypeople" ltd collection)
  
• Toys and Trinkets - Sheer super pearl taupe with a hint of charcoal twinkle ("Put it on Ice" ltd collection)
  

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
The She Space Euphoric Madness - all over eyelid up to brow bone
The She Space Take a You Day - outer 2/3 of lid, middle lower lash line
The She Space Toys and Trinkets - highlight on brow bone and close to tear duct
Barry M Dazzle Dust #11 (dark grey shade) - outer v, crease, wet lined on upper lash line and gently patted on outer lower lash line
Maybelline Colossal Mascara in black

Face:
Earthen Glow Minerals Cover Me Foundation in Pan

Cheeks:
Earthen Glow Minerals Blush in Terracotta Medium
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Shimpagne - highlight on top of cheek bones

Lips:
Isadora Lipliner in Antique Rose
NYX Lipstick in Jupiter
NYX Lipstick in Athena (over Jupiter)

Natural daylight...

Different lighting...

Do you like The She Space? Any favorite shades?

That's all I have for now; me and the daughter are off to a rendezvous with my mother...

xoxo

Another Earthen Glow Minerals Sample Haul Arrived...

Another little sample package was delivered by the mail man today!

I ordered some foundation samples in the beige/neutral range, since I've been wanting to try these colors out as well. Until now I've gone with the warm/peach range, but on some days those colors seem to wash me out, so I figured it can't hurt to test drive these just to compare.
Of course I just *had to* order some blushes and eye shadows as well; a few of these are brand new releases and wasn't even pictured on the website yet, so it was kind of a surprise to see what I had ordered when I opened the package.
Anyway; here they are... (click pictures to enlarge)

First row L-R: Pan, Rowenna, Whitley, Juliette
Second row: Lenora, Lois, Paris, Translucent Soft Focus Finishing Powder
Third row: Papaya, Beautiful, Gossip (eyeshadows)
Fourth row: Trust, Emotions, Blushing Date, Bali (blushes)

The foundations...
Ooops; apparently I ordered two cool foundations: don't know what the heck I'm gonna do with these. I can't wear them, that's for sure! :)

...and the eyeshadows and blushes...

So, has anyone else hauled some minerals this week?

That's it for now, see you soon :)

Earthen Glow Minerals Sample Parcel Arrived

So, there was a little package from Earthen Glow Minerals in the mailbox today! :)
(Geez, I'm beginning to think I'm going "parcel-in-the-mail-addicted"...)

This is a fairly new MMU company; I must say I'm very impressed with their line of products.
They have an amazing, very extensive array of colors and products to choose from with competitive prices and great CS as well. Shipping prices are also very fair.

I especially love their foundation and blushes; they're so well pigmented and goes on like a dream, leaving me with glowing flawless skin. I think I have found my HG foundation in the "Cover Me" foundation range. I do have some scarring, and my skin gets a little blotchy from time to time, so I need that extra coverage. This covers everything, and still looks natural.
But, if you don't want/need a covering foundation, don't worry; they do have other foundation formulas as well.

I think this is my fourth or fifth order; and now I have accumulated a ton of samples to test out and experiment with. That is; if I can ever find the time... :)

Well, let's go on with it; this is what I got this time:

Only $2.20 shipping to Sweden; that's relatively cheap!

I love those cute little organza string pouches that the samples come in.

All lined up...
First row L-R: Dia foundation, Isabel foundation, Monique foundation
(all from "Cover Me" range)
Second row L-R: Blushing blush, Blushed blush, Carmel blush (all matte)
Third row L-R: Monterey shadow, Bullet Train shadow, Switch shadow

First row L-R: Cara foundation, Claire foundation, Camille foundation
(all from "Cover Me" range)
Second row L-R: Early Summer bronzer (matte), July bronzer (matte),
Caribbean Queen blush
Third row L-R: Sunset blush, Pledge blush, Twist eye shadow

Lena foundation (from "Cover Me" range), Lightly Tinted finishing powder
Bermuda blush (matte)

Back-up dupes.
Can you tell I'm trying to decide whether I'm a Cara or a Camille? :)

That's it for now; hope to see you soon :)